Metals · 2021

Manganese in Whittier-city, Water Dept. — Whittier, Ca, CA tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Whittier-city, Water Dept. — Whittier, Ca, CA's 2021 report shows Manganese detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
System-wide
6.4 ug/L
Reported level
System-wide
6.4 ug/L

Verbatim from Whittier-city, Water Dept. — Whittier, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Manganese

A naturally occurring metal from soil and rock.

No enforceable federal limit; high levels stain fixtures and laundry and can affect taste, with a health advisory for infants.

How Whittier-city, Water Dept. — Whittier, Ca, CA compares

1 of the 323 systems measuring Manganese on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

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People also ask

+Is there Manganese in Whittier-city, Water Dept. — Whittier, Ca, CA tap water?

Yes — Whittier-city, Water Dept. — Whittier, Ca, CA's 2021 Consumer Confidence Report lists Manganese at 6.4 ug/L. Whittier-city, Water Dept. — Whittier, Ca, CA's 2021 report shows Manganese detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Manganese in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Manganese. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Manganese?

A naturally occurring metal from soil and rock. No enforceable federal limit; high levels stain fixtures and laundry and can affect taste, with a health advisory for infants.

+Which other U.S. cities have Manganese over the federal limit?

1 of the 323 systems on The Water Map measuring Manganese report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Kent, WA.

+Where does this Manganese measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Manganese entry from the 2021 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Whittier-city, Water Dept. — Whittier, Ca, CA water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/ca/whittier-city-water-dept-whittier-ca/2021/source.

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